I Heart Macro, more Flowers

I'm starting this post off with a poppy again this week,

the first photo is a Poppu just starting to Pop!

They are so paper-like they fascinate me!

This one I'm looking directly in to it,

 I was so excited the center turned out so nice and clear with those beautiful two tone petals surrounding it.

 Love Callalillies!

And some mushrooms growing in the lawn,

 it's been mighty wet the last few weeks,

 they are in perfect harmony with the moisture.

Now for a series of White Clematis, this bush is chock full of stunning flowers and they refused to take a bad picture. Every single photo I took was beautiful so here they ALL are, virtually no editing!

This bee was very cooperative, much more so than the ones I tried to photogragh last week.

Thanks you little bee!

I love this last one, they look like they are floating!

Lastly, a Peony bud, I think by next week that bush will be full of flowers.

Kristi

Copper Earring/Bead Bails

Sea Urchin Bails listed for Pre-order on Etsy.

I made these earrings to give an example what they look like in a finished piece.



https://www.etsy.com/listing/101739967/handmade-copper-sea-urchin-earringbead

Snakeskin Earring Bails also available for pre-order



https://www.etsy.com/listing/101733548/pre-order-handmade-copper-snakeskin



Kristi

Alice In Wonderland Blog Hop

I wasn't able to participate in this one but today is the reveal!

I just started hopping and you should to, plus the host has a giveaway what could be better than that!

Here's the link to the Host blog with all the links to hop from there.

Staci Louise Originals!

Have fun!

Kristi

Coming Soon Earring Bails

Just out of the kiln this morning, not enough time to list until tonight or tomorrow but here's a preview.

Very excited about my new Earring Bead Bails, I have to figure out a better way to photogragh them.

As you can see there is a hole at the top so they will swivel around, but you could easily wire wrap them instead to make them more stationary.

I have also made a pair without the top hole, I can see these being used as part of a closure as well.

 Here's the first pair of earrings made with my prototype bails!

Experiments with other shapes and textures, here's the Paisley pair.

And here is a Sea Urchin Texture pair.

And the last new creation is not a bail at all but a 3 hole drop with a leaf texture.

I have more new pieces made with a new texture I created

 but didn't get any good pictures this morning and it's time to get ready to go to work,

 you'll see them soon!

Kristi

Earrings Everyday

Check out the

Earrings Everyday Blog

I'm using my Copper Snakeskin components in a new way!

 These components and more will be available soon in my Etsy Shop.

WBW, Mystery Bird

This is the secont time I've seen this bird, it's at the top of a dead tree quite far away and these are the best pictures I've been able to get. With some research and the help of my sister we think it's a Flycatcher, specifically a Western Wood Pewee????

I hope somebody here can confirm.

It's call is quite different than what I've found online but it looks and flies like a Flycatcher.

Next, one of my cute little Juncos splish spashin in the bird bath!

Last but not least, the very elusive Spotted Towhee! I've been trying to get a shot of this one for months, I see them alot but they are always on the opposite side of a chain link fence so I never get a clear shot. I finally saw on on my side of the fence and got to the camerz in time to get a few pictures.

Kristi

I Heart Macro - flowers flowers flowers...

Amazingly gorgeous Poppy, the petals look like paper!

So many beautiful flowers in bloom even though our weather has still been a bit challenging for the most part this spring, but I can't tell you how much fun I had going out and snapping pictures today!



Another beautiful Poppy! Look at that center!




My Yellow Rose that I bought last year.
Unfortunately it has mildew pretty bad already but the flowers are amazing!



Clematis

Clamatis

Clematis from underneath!



Golden Chain Tree




Amazing Rhody, the bush itself is less than impressive but the abundant flowers make up for it.
My husband wanted to pull it out but no way!




One of the most amazing things in the Pacific NW, the always spectacular Rhododendron,
this one really is that shade of Hot Pink!

 

Thank goodness I am not afraid of bees, I tried very hard to get a good shot of one but they were so fast.
They were buzzing all around me.



This one has little balls of pollen on each of it's legs/feet, so cute, wish you could see it!



Kristi